●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, January 19, 2026 ●● ● Jan 19 [00:01] admfubar https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/1980s-hacker-manifesto.html [00:01] TR Bot Hacker Manifesto - Schneier on Security [00:03] *includeals_ (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights [00:09] *includeals has quit (*.net *.split) [00:09] *FANTOM has quit (*.net *.split) [00:09] *includeals_ is now known as includeals [00:14] *FANTOM (~fantom@87.75.185.177) has joined #techrights [00:19] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [00:19] Isambard_Prince the nazi party doesn't care about what's legal and what isn't [00:20] Isambard_Prince They used to be the one that said people who molested children should be given the death sentence. [00:20] Isambard_Prince Then they made an exception for Trump. [00:20] MinceR indeed [00:21] MinceR "rules for thee, not for me" [00:21] *superkuh has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [00:22] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/early-bird#comic [00:22] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [00:25] *FANTOM (~fantom@87.75.185.177) has joined #techrights [00:32] *superkuh (~superkuh@user/superkuh) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Jan 19 [01:02] Isambard_Prince MinceR, My cousin's bankruptcy 10 years ago included bad checks she wrote to two pizza places. [01:02] Isambard_Prince I looked at that and went oh my god, bankruptcy on a fucking pizza? [01:02] Isambard_Prince Her household budget included buying $300 a month of cigarettes for a husband that didn't work. [01:03] Isambard_Prince He still doesn't work. [01:03] Isambard_Prince I think you should have to sit down and write at least 1,000 words about how you plan to do better if they grant you a discharge. [01:04] Isambard_Prince Then if you ever file another one and did not follow through on the essay, then they don't have to give you that one. [01:05] Isambard_Prince You have to go for 8 years between filings. [01:05] Isambard_Prince So basically it's a long time where you can't get in any trouble again. [01:05] Isambard_Prince You have to last about 7 years without getting in more financial trouble because of the practicality of creditors waiting "about a year" to get to you. [01:08] Isambard_Prince I remember my grandparents getting calls about an old Discover card that charged off in the 1980s. [01:08] Isambard_Prince They were still getting calls about that after my grandfather died in 1998. [01:09] Isambard_Prince I think they still called my grandmother occasionally even after 20 years. [01:40] admfubar https://phrack.org updated site [01:40] TR Bot .:: Phrack Magazine ::. [01:44] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/18/001228&from=rss [01:44] TR Bot How Screwed is Generation Alpha, and the Generations Which Will Depend on Them? - SoylentNews [01:46] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/not-sorry/ [01:46] TR Bot Pluralistic: Sorry, eh (13 Jan 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow ● Jan 19 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-180126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-180126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-180126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-180126.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, January 18, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[03:49] Isambard_Prince Well, it's bad. [03:49] Isambard_Prince It's so bad that in the UK, between riots, they'll have nothing to eat but Marmite. [03:55] Isambard_Prince MinceR, You get a "free" iPhone with Verizon. [03:55] Isambard_Prince Then you have to pay $90 a month for service (with autopay) for three years, or the rest of the "free" phone becomes due. [03:55] Isambard_Prince Because it comes off as installments based off some inflated price. [03:56] Isambard_Prince Then sure, at the end of three years, they take the subsidy lock off, but you have a three year old iPhone that's worthless. [03:59] MinceR lol ● Jan 19 [04:08] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, January 18, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_January_18_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_January_18_2026.gmi [04:08] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, January 18, 2026 [04:10] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:11] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:11] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:16] TR News "Time to order some tea." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-18-tea [04:16] TR News "All these days I keep hearing about the terrible situation in Palestine, in Ukraine, and the madness of the Trump administration, and I just don't know what to say. Kidnapping a dictator like they did Noriega in Panama. Threatening Denmark and its allies -- theoretically still allies of the USA! -- and mercilessly trying to push the USA into riots" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-18-mute [04:17] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-19.gmi [04:18] TR News "I finally have gotten around to playing SOMA. I got it in 2017 and always put off playing it for other games. So far, it's been keeping me engaged for the most part, but some parts have also been bothering me, which is leaving me with mixed feelings that I haven't completely sorted out." gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/soma_off_the_backlog_after_nine_years.gmi [04:19] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1540.jpg [04:19] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1890.jpg [04:20] TR News Plucker in 2026 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_01_04.txt "To download RSS feeds and WWW sites and cot convert them to the Plucker format I used the jPluck [2],[3] on the IRIX macjines (mainly on my SGI O2). It's a Java software so it runs on the IRIX reliably but extremelyslowly. Thiw wasn't an issue as it usually worked in background (my SGI O2 has 250MHz CPU)." [04:21] TR News Analog cameras in 2025 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jirka/Phlog/2026_01_05.txt [04:22] admfubar https://www.linuxlinks.com/moonbit-modern-system-cleaner/ [04:22] TR Bot - modern system cleaner - LinuxLinks [04:23] TR News "But as much as I'm against right-wing people and Nazis, the Germans suffered a lot for the "collective guilt" for the first 30 years after the war, like Alex Schroeder said in a post. That may be understandable, but then, they shouldn't be wondering why everybody hates the US today, which they seem to do." gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-01-18-Re_The_Sysops_Tale_Phlog_from_2026-01-17.txt [04:24] admfubar moonbit - it will zappa your files! (not related to frank at all) [04:26] Isambard_Prince MinceR, Mr. Anderson beat his wife up and got convicted of felony domestic battery in 2019. [04:27] Isambard_Prince When Illinois seals the records of the 1.7 million people, he won't be one of them because it was violent crime. [04:28] admfubar yeah sure you will... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-reveals-roadmap-with-nine-month-cadence-for-new-ai-processor-releases-beating-nvidia-and-amds-yearly-cadence-musk-plans-to-have-the-highest-volume-chips-in-the-world [04:28] TR Bot Elon Musk reveals roadmap with nine-month cadence for new AI processor releases, beating Nvidia and AMD's yearly cadence Musk plans to have the highest-volume chips in the world | Tom's Hardware [04:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Analog Cameras and Plucker in 2026, US Losing Acceptability in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Gemini_Links_19_01_2026_Analog_Cameras_and_Plucker_in_2026_US_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Gemini_Links_19_01_2026_Analog_Cameras_and_Plucker_in_2026_US_L.gmi [04:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Analog Cameras and Plucker in 2026, US Losing Acceptability in Europe [04:32] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [04:38] TR News Mageia 10 First Alpha ISO Validated by Council https://blog.mageia.org/en/2026/01/10/mageia-10-first-alpha-iso-validated-by-council/ [04:38] TR Bot Mageia 10 First Alpha ISO Validated by Council | Mageia Blog (English) [04:39] TR News ArchBang Linux: A new release image and another app launcher https://archbang.org/2026/01/10/a-new-release-image-and-another-app-launcher/ [04:39] TR Bot A new release image and another app launcher ArchBang Linux [04:40] TR News MODICIA O.S. 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DataBreaches.Net [04:48] TR News Leduc County target of Christmas Day cybersecurity attack https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/leduc-county-target-of-christmas-day-cybersecurity-attack/ [04:48] TR Bot Leduc Country target of cybersecurity attack [04:49] TR News Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/permission-to-appeal-granted-in-getty.html [04:49] TR Bot Permission to appeal granted in Getty Images v Stability copyright claim - The IPKat [04:50] TR News Linux is Great, but It May Not Be For You https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-may-not-be-for-you/ [04:50] TR Bot Linux is Great, but It May Not Be For You - Make Tech Easier [04:50] TR News Weeks after Microsoft paid Torvalds' employer to PROMOTE slop https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/01/09/1649237/torvalds-tells-kernel-devs-to-stop-debating-ai-slop---bad-actors-wont-follow-the-rules-anyway [04:50] TR Bot Torvalds Tells Kernel Devs To Stop Debating AI Slop - Bad Actors Won't Follow the Rules Anyway - Slashdot [04:51] TR News Fresh Adds an Easy-to-use and Powerful Text Editor to the Linux Terminal https://www.maketecheasier.com/fresh-text-editor-linux-terminal/ [04:51] TR Bot Fresh Adds an Easy-to-use and Powerful Text Editor to the Linux Terminal - Make Tech Easier [04:51] TR News Big strides https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/01/10/2231218/four-more-tech-bloggers-are-switching-to-linux [04:51] TR Bot Four More Tech Bloggers Are Switching to Linux - Slashdot [04:52] TR News Gentoo Linux Plans Migration from GitHub Over 'Attempts to Force Copilot Usage for Our Repositories' https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/01/11/1926219/gentoo-linux-plans-migration-from-github-over-attempts-to-force-copilot-usage-for-our-repositories [04:52] TR Bot Gentoo Linux Plans Migration from GitHub Over 'Attempts to Force Copilot Usage for Our Repositories' - Slashdot [04:52] TR News Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (02/2026): Plasma on a Comet https://linmob.net/weekly-update-02-2026/ [04:52] TR Bot - Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (02/2026): Plasma on a Comet ● Jan 19 [05:03] Isambard_Prince There was a distribution years ago that threw GNOME and other GTK stuff out and only shipped KDE. [05:03] Isambard_Prince They had static linking for GTK apps. [05:05] Isambard_Prince MinceR, That cheaper hotel has just gotten unacceptable in the last few months. [05:06] Isambard_Prince The place smells like weed and there are loud obnoxious people there now and the breakfast they serve is things that people didn't eat yesterday. The eggs they put out last week were cold. [05:07] TR News HIPAA Compliance and Breach Communications: Helpful Tips for SMBs https://databreaches.net/2026/01/06/hipaa-compliance-and-breach-communications-helpful-tips-for-smbs/ [05:07] TR Bot Compliance and Breach Communications: Helpful Tips for SMBs DataBreaches.Net [05:07] TR News Desjardins data breach: Quebec suspect arrested in Spain https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/01/06/desjardins-data-breach-suspect-arrest-spain/ [05:07] TR Bot Desjardins data breach: Quebec suspect arrested in Spain [05:08] TR News Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces customer data breach through payment processor Global-e https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/01/05/crypto-wallet-firm-ledger-faces-data-breach-through-global-e-partner [05:08] TR Bot Crypto wallet firm Ledger faces new data breach through Global-e partner [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] They had static linking for GTK apps. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] you mean qt or kde? [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] there are "kde applcations" [05:09] Isambard_Prince I can't recall what that distribution was. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] but reallyu, what matters is qt [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] does not ring a bell [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] in old kde distros like suse the gtk stuff looked 'coarse' [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] like 25 years ago [05:10] schestowitz[TR2] they got that sorted out over time [05:10] Isambard_Prince I wish that more Linux distributions would just throw GNOME out, period. [05:10] Isambard_Prince It's a disaster operated by control freaks. [05:10] Isambard_Prince And they consider it a feature when they make their software unusable anywhere else. [05:12] Isambard_Prince When they can manage to stuff systemd and wayland dependencies gratuitously. It's more hostile to X. [05:12] Isambard_Prince Their goal is to take away the option to run GNOME on X11. [05:13] Isambard_Prince It's not X11 causing most of the problems with window/compositing managers. [05:13] Isambard_Prince It's Wayland. [05:13] Isambard_Prince It's all this new code that nobody tested. They just write it and shove it out and it does something....that was a solved problem on X11 20 years ago. [05:13] Isambard_Prince Or more. [05:14] Isambard_Prince I ran KDE on X11 20 years ago and I didn't have any trouble with it. I started having MORE trouble for a long time when they did the KDE 4 series. [05:14] Isambard_Prince The KDE 3.5.10 code was very reliable. [05:15] TR News (NEW): 'Make Tech Easier' Says GNU/Linux is Great for Desktop/Laptop (But Not for Everybody), Fresh Editor Covered Also https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/_Make_Tech_Easier_Says_GNU_Linux_is_Great_for_Desktop_Laptop_Bu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/_Make_Tech_Easier_Says_GNU_Linux_is_Great_for_Desktop_Laptop_Bu.gmi [05:15] TR Bot Tux Machines 'Make Tech Easier' Says GNU/Linux is Great for Desktop/Laptop (But Not for Everybody), Fresh Editor Covered Also [05:29] TR News (NEW): Improving the Sites Some More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Improving_the_Sites_Some_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Improving_the_Sites_Some_More.gmi [05:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Improving the Sites Some More [05:33] Isambard_Prince https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1qe5017/excuse_me_if_i_hadnt_been_paying_attention_i/ [05:33] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [05:36] Isambard_Prince So Popeyes delivery says "taxes and fees will be included in the final step" and tried to bill over $35 for a $10 order. [05:36] Isambard_Prince in old kde distros like suse the gtk stuff looked 'coarse' [05:37] Isambard_Prince I liked older KDE because it was reminiscent of Windows XP's Luna theme somewhat. [05:43] TR News Techrights 'Vibe Coding', Chatbots, and Other Bots (e.g. "Agents" Disguised as "Superintelligence") Aren't Saving You Time https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Vibe_Coding_Chatbots_and_Other_Bots_e_g_Agents_Disguised_as_Sup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Vibe_Coding_Chatbots_and_Other_Bots_e_g_Agents_Disguised_as_Sup.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding', Chatbots, and Other Bots (e.g. "Agents" Disguised as "Superintelligence") Aren't Saving You Time [05:56] TR News (NEW): Making This Site Faster https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Making_This_Site_Faster.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Making_This_Site_Faster.gmi [05:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Making This Site Faster [05:56] schestowitz[TR2] Isambard_Prince: modern KDE bad? [05:58] Isambard_Prince I'd say it got worse and stayed worse for years. [05:58] Isambard_Prince But the 6 series has been fairly stable for me. ● Jan 19 [06:03] TR News "Confirming badging in/out times are tracked and reported to managers along with the employee's IP address. So the company knows the amount of time you are onsite and using the company wifi." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191 [06:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf7gk191 ) [06:13] TR News Techrights Claim That the Board of Directors at IBM Isn't Happy With How the Company is Run https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Claim_That_the_Board_of_Directors_at_IBM_Isn_t_Happy_With_How_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Claim_That_the_Board_of_Directors_at_IBM_Isn_t_Happy_With_How_t.gmi [06:13] TR Bot Techrights Claim That the Board of Directors at IBM Isn't Happy With How the Company is Run [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] "' [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I hope you're doing well since we last spoke! I wanted to thank [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] you again for your continued coverage of the event on the site. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] We're looking forward to a big turn-out, we just got approved for [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] publication on the campus wide calendar! So students/faculty [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] from all departments will see the announcement via an email [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] newsletter, and signs on TVs across campus: https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/2026/01/23/free-talk-and-qa-richard-m-stallman [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I've got to begin an email campaign tomorrow to other universities [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] in the area; so if you know anyone interested or have heard anything [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] from anyone wanting to attend - please let me know and I can get [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] in touch with them! I hope you're doing well since we last spoke! I wanted to thank [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] you again for your continued coverage of the event on the site. [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] We're looking forward to a big turn-out, we just got approved for [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] publication on the campus wide calendar! So students/faculty [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] from all departments will see the announcement via an email [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] newsletter, and signs on TVs across campus: https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/2026/01/23/free-talk-and-qa-richard-m-stallman [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] I've got to begin an email campaign tomorrow to other universities [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] in the area; so if you know anyone interested or have heard anything [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] from anyone wanting to attend - please let me know and I can get [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] in touch with them!" [06:24] TR Bot Free Talk and Q&A With Richard M. Stallman | Campus Calendar [06:24] schestowitz[TR2] oops, double pasted [06:43] TR News Methodist Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida is notifying residents and employees of its second data breach in seven months. https://databreaches.net/2026/01/08/methodist-homes-of-alabama-and-northwest-florida-is-notifying-residents-and-employees-of-its-second-data-breach-in-seven-months/ [06:43] TR Bot Homes of Alabama and Northwest Florida is notifying residents and employees of its second data breach in seven months. DataBreaches.Net [06:44] TR News NordVPN Hack Claim Firmly Refuted by NordVPN https://databreaches.net/2026/01/06/nordvpn-hack-claim-firmly-refuted-by-nordvpn/ [06:44] TR Bot Hack Claim Firmly Refuted by NordVPN DataBreaches.Net [06:45] TR News Manage My Health breach: 50% of affected patients contacted https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/08/manage-my-health-breach-50-of-affected-patients-contacted/ [06:45] TR Bot Manage My Health breach: 50% of affected patients contacted [06:45] TR News Illinois Man Charged in Snapchat Hacking Investigation https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/illinois-man-charged-snapchat-hacking-investigation [06:45] TR Bot [06:46] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], NordVPN might be secure or it might not be. [06:46] Isambard_Prince They're based in Panama and the client is proprietary software. [06:46] TR News Democratic US Senators Demand Apple, Google Take X and Grok off App Stores Over Sexual Images https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-09/democratic-senators-demand-apple-google-take-x-and-grok-off-app-stores-over-sexual-images-nbc-news [06:46] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-09/democratic-senators-demand-apple-google-take-x-and-grok-off-app-stores-over-sexual-images-nbc-news ) [06:46] Isambard_Prince So being asked to run proprietary software on my computer when their competitors don't do that is already a big strike against using NordVPN. [06:46] schestowitz[TR2] yes, i thought of panama when i posted that URL [06:46] schestowitz[TR2] for legal reasons [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] maybe there is something about panama they know abvout [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] not privacy but oliabiklity [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] *liability [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] like, if they get hit by major legal blunder/scandal [06:47] Isambard_Prince I don't think I should have to trust that the client software is safe. [06:47] Isambard_Prince Nobody can prove what their network is like, but you can choose one that doesn't use proprietary client software. [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] remember CIA secretly owned "privacy" companyh in switzerland [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] "secrectly" [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes "privacy companies" are honeypots [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] esp. if they havbe a lot of money for advertising themsleves [06:49] TR News Bypasses Apple Privacy Control https://www.maketecheasier.com/macos-flaw-bypasses-apple-privacy-controls/ [06:49] TR Bot Protect Yourself From the macOS Flaw that Bypasses Apple Privacy Controls - Make Tech Easier [06:49] Isambard_Prince Yes, the FBI also ran a "secure" chat app for criminals. [06:49] TR News U.S. Senators Ask Cook and Pichai to Remove X and Grok From App Store and Play Store https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_apple_and_google_on_removing_x_and_grok_from_app_store_192026pdf.pdf" [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] wicker [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] ?\ [06:50] TR News Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About Climate Change https://jacobin.com/2026/01/capitalism-climate-crisis-malm-carton/ [06:50] TR Bot Capitalists Want You to Stop Worrying About Climate Change [06:50] TR News US Exit of Key UN Climate Treaty Criticized as Self-Sabotage https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-08/us-withdrawal-from-climate-treaty-is-colossal-own-goal-says-un-climate-chief [06:50] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-08/us-withdrawal-from-climate-treaty-is-colossal-own-goal-says-un-climate-chief ) [06:51] TR News Cheeto Mussolini Withdrawal From Bedrock UN Climate Treaty Raises Legal Questions https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-08/trump-withdrawal-from-bedrock-un-climate-treaty-raises-legal-questions [06:51] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-08/trump-withdrawal-from-bedrock-un-climate-treaty-raises-legal-questions ) [06:51] TR News The impact of US withdrawal from global climate pacts https://www.dw.com/en/the-impact-of-us-withdrawal-from-global-climate-pacts/a-75434090 [06:51] TR Bot The impact of US withdrawal from global climate pacts [06:52] TR News Cheeto Mussolini Abandonment of Global Treaties, Including Landmark Climate Deal, Threatens All Life on Earth https://scheerpost.com/2026/01/08/trump-abandonment-of-global-treaties-including-landmark-climate-deal-threatens-all-life-on-earth/ [06:52] TR Bot Trump Abandonment of Global Treaties, Including Landmark Climate Deal, Threatens All Life on Earth [06:52] TR News Dimanche blends puppetry and miming to spread climate change awareness https://www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-life/dimanche-blends-puppetry-and-miming-to-spread-climate-change-awareness/ [06:52] TR Bot Dimanche blends puppetry and miming to spread climate change awareness [06:52] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], https://www.npr.org/2024/05/31/1197959218/fbi-phone-company-anom [06:52] TR Bot That time the FBI ran a cell phone company for criminals : Planet Money : NPR [06:52] TR News 'catastrophic' conditions in Australia https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/australia-bushfires-9.7039517 [06:52] TR Bot 3 missing amid bushfires, 'catastrophic' conditions in Australia | CBC [06:53] TR News Confidential advice undercooked climate change to Howard government https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/confidential-advice-undercooked-climate-change-to-howard-government-20260105-p5nrpj.html [06:53] TR Bot Cabinet papers: Confidential advice undercooked climate change to Howard government [06:53] TR News US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/12/us-retreat-from-global-climate-cooperation-threatens-rights [06:53] TR Bot US Retreat from Global Climate Cooperation Threatens Rights | Human Rights Watch [06:53] TR News The Next Frontier of Climate Accountability: Making Big Food Pay Its Ecological Bill https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/01/12/the-next-frontier-of-climate-accountability-making-big-food-pay-its-ecological-bill/ [06:53] TR Bot Next Frontier of Climate Accountability: Making Big Food Pay Its Ecological Bill - CounterPunch.org [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] FBI also ran chil pr0n sitres [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] and served actual CP [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] iiirc, one was called "playpen" [06:55] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [06:56] Isambard_Prince Yes, there were many others. [06:56] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], The Tor browser can't keep people safe if they enable anything other than static web pages. [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] i think you mean sometyhing else [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] static does not mean no JS [06:58] Isambard_Prince No active content, no codecs, no special fonts, things like that. [06:59] Isambard_Prince Many people got caught years ago by installing Flash into the Tor Browser. ● Jan 19 [07:06] TR News (NEW): Mainstream Media Obstructs Adoption of GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mainstream_Media_Obstructs_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mainstream_Media_Obstructs_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux.gmi [07:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Mainstream Media Obstructs Adoption of GNU/Linux [07:16] TR News (NEW): statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in North Macedonia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_North_Macedonia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_Rising_to_6_in_North_Macedonia.gmi [07:16] TR Bot Tux Machines statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in North Macedonia [07:16] TR News "Kan internet rdda demokratin frn politiken?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/18/kan-internet-radda-demokratin-fran-politiken/ [07:16] TR Bot Kan internet rdda demokratin frn politiken? [07:17] TR News microsoft increasingly fears a universal document format ... https://www.macworld.com/article/3031629/a-microsoft-office-lifetime-license-is-now-50-cheaper-than-a-single-year-of-microsoft-365.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml [07:17] TR Bot Microsoft Office lifetime license is now $50 cheaper than a single year of Microsoft 365 | Macworld [07:17] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft and the Sunk Cost Fallacy [07:17] TR News "Chinas Trade Surplus, Part III - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/chinas-trade-surplus-part-iii [07:17] TR Bot Chinas Trade Surplus, Part III - Paul Krugman [07:17] TR News "High-income Americans are losing faith in the economy | Fortune" https://fortune.com/2026/01/12/us-economy-consumer-sentiment-decline-high-income-data/ [07:17] TR Bot Americans are losing faith in the economy | Fortune [07:18] TR News "Sorry, Eh" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/17/0457243 "Like all the best Americans, I'm Canadian, and while I have lived abroad for most of this century, I still hew faithfully to our folkways, which is why I'd like to start this essay by apologizing." [07:18] TR Bot Sorry, Eh - SoylentNews [07:19] TR News "I'm sorry! I'm a technology writer, which means I'm supposed to be encouraging you to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at the money-losingest technology in human history, AI. No one has ever lost as much money as the AI companies." [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] Many people got caught years ago by installing Flash into the Tor Browser. [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] ewww [07:23] TR News "For independent creators documenting the world's most extreme weather, the real disaster isn't the storm; it's the aftermath on social media." https://torrentfreak.com/storm-chasers-sue-meta-for-ignoring-repeat-infringements-of-popular-accounts/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:23] TR Bot Chasers Sue Meta for Ignoring Repeat Infringements of Popular Accounts * TorrentFreak [07:24] TR News "Note, however, the caveat in the pkg-readme file: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260118112808 | Source: Undeadly [07:24] TR Bot (Open) Widevine support added to the chromium port [07:24] TR News "Right to Repair laws are in effect in 11 states, so it surprises me that OEMs do not even mention repairability" https://thenewstack.io/repair-advocates-name-ces-2026s-most-anticonsumer-tech/ | Source: The New Stack [07:24] TR Bot Repair Advocates Name CES 2026s Most Anticonsumer Tech - The New Stack [07:24] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [07:24] TR News "Im old enough to remember when Martin Luther King Jr.s mission seemed impossible. Just as the mission you and I must now engage in defeating Trumpism and creating a new and better America out of the rubble and chaos he is wreaking may seem impossible at this moment." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-time-for-good-trouble | Source: Robert Reich [07:24] TR Bot Sunday thought: Its time again for good trouble [07:26] TR News (NEW): Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.gmi [07:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes [07:27] TR News (NEW): Review: The new Chimera Linux installer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Review_The_new_Chimera_Linux_installer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Review_The_new_Chimera_Linux_installer.gmi [07:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: The new Chimera Linux installer [07:30] *FANTOM (~fantom@87.75.185.177) has joined #techrights [07:30] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:33] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j7o.kqt.de6qkt.IP) has joined #techrights [07:33] TR News "The formalized conception of waged domestic labor dates back to the 1970s, when the grassroots International Feminist Collective began organizing to demand wages and recognition for housework." https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/tradwives-and-stay-at-home-girlfriends-deserve-wages/ | Source: University of Michigan [07:33] TR Bot Tradwives and stay-at-home girlfriends deserve wages [07:33] TR News "Meanwhile, Iranian judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir suggested that executions may still be conducted." https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-punishments-khamenei-trump/33653138.html | Source: RFERL [07:33] TR Bot US-Iran Tensions High As Tehran Revives Hostile Rhetoric, Threats Of New Crackdown [07:36] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:40] TR News "Apparently, Disney either couldnt handle the anti-fascist messaging of its own movies or was too afraid of pissing off the powers that be, because it quickly deleted the post." https://www.theverge.com/news/863980/disney-deleted-anti-fascist-thread | Source: The Verge [07:40] TR Bot Disney deleted a Thread because people kept putting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies | The Verge [07:40] TR News "On the twenty-second day of nationwide protests in Iran, amid the continued widespread [Internet] shutdown and reports of limited and unstable connections in some areas, the wave of arrests continued in various cities." https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-two-of-the-protests-the-scale-of-the-killings-grows-as-the-internet-shutdown-continues/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [07:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.en-hrana.org/day-twenty-two-of-the-protests-the-scale-of-the-killings-grows-as-the-internet-shutdown-continues/ ) [07:40] TR News "The rallies subsided after the crackdown that rights groups have called a massacre carried out by security forces under the cover of a communications blackout that started on January 8." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/iran-considers-gradually-restoring-internet-after-shutdown-577056540 | Source: RTL [07:40] TR Bot 'Masking' violent crackdown: Limited internet briefly returns in Iran after protest blackout - RTL Today [07:40] TR News "The segment, reported by Sharyn Alfonsi, was supposed to air on 21 December but was pulled by editor in chief Bari Weiss" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/19/cbs-60-minutes-venezuelan-prisoners-bari-weiss | Source: The Guardian UK [07:40] TR Bot CBS finally airs 60 Minutes segment on Venezuelan prisoners sent to Cecot in El Salvador | Media | The Guardian [07:42] TR News "Celebrity gossip, fortune-telling and superstitions are the original forms of fake news, but now its increasingly widespread." https://seths.blog/2026/01/fake-news-and-trust/ | Source: Seth Godin [07:42] TR Bot Fake news and trust | Seth's Blog [07:42] TR News "Last Wednesday, just before midnight, everything fell apart." https://www.theverge.com/policy/864008/senate-clarity-act-coinbase-crypto-market | Source: The Verge [07:42] TR Bot Coinbase pulls its support of the Senate CLARITY Act | The Verge [07:43] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release [07:43] TR News "Leaders at Mira Muratis startup believe Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of serious misconduct. The details are now coming to light." https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-cofounder-office-relationship-firing-openai/ | Source: Wired [07:43] TR Bot Machines Cofounders Office Relationship Preceded His Termination | WIRED [07:43] TR News "Senior Energy Program Managers" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/19/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK [07:43] TR Bot Microsoft hiring energy strategists for Asian datacenters The Register [07:44] TR News "OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from the billionaire entrepreneur's contributions when he was co-founding OpenAI from 2015" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/why-elon-musk-is-seeking-up-to-134-billion-from-openai-microsoft-in-wrongful-gains/articleshow/126607061.cms | Source: India Times [07:44] TR Bot Why Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in 'wrongful gains' - The Economic Times [07:44] TR News "The investigation, launched last October, covers nearly three million Tesla vehicles installed with the automakers misleadingly named Full Self-Driving mode" https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/government-extends-tesla-deadline-fsd-crashes | Source: Futurism [07:44] TR Bot Government Tells Tesla That This Is Definitely the Last Time It Can Blow Off Deadline to Turn In Data On Why FSD Is Constantly Ignoring Traffic Laws [07:44] TR News "The key to switching an AC load is bi-directional conductivity." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/a-guide-to-using-triacs-for-switching-ac/ | Source: Hackaday [07:45] TR Bot Guide To Using Triacs For Switching AC | Hackaday [07:48] TR News "At the end of December, stories began to break about Grok being used by X users to generate non-consensual sexual imagery of people, including children" https://512pixels.net/2026/01/memphis-press-grok/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [07:48] TR Bot Memphis Press Turning Blind Eye to Grok's Creation of Sexual Deepfakes of Adult and Children - 512 Pixels [07:49] TR News "A proposed ballot measure in California will impose a one-time wealth tax on billionaires. For some reason, billionaires don't like this." https://www.courthousenews.com/the-billionaire-tax/ | Source: Court House News [07:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/the-billionaire-tax/ ) [07:49] TR News "We see the damage from harmful online content and excessive screen time every day, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has told ministers" https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/phone-impact-on-children-is-public-health-emergency-doctors-declare-c8n3xvfmp?t=1768695050243 | Source: Times Media Limited [07:49] TR Bot Doctors declare effects of child phone use a public health emergency [07:49] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux Laptop Unveiled with New OLED Display https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Unveiled_with_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/07/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Gen10_Linux_Laptop_Unveiled_with_New.gmi [07:49] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux Laptop Unveiled with New OLED Display [07:50] TR News "In mid-November, I found myself in a committee room in parliament one of the older ones in the Palace of Westminster, bedecked with dusty portraits" https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2026/01/labours-great-digital-id-fumble | Source: New Statesman [07:50] TR Bot Labour's great digital ID fumble - New Statesman [07:50] TR News "Ellen Roome and three other parents, Liam Walsh, Lisa Kenevan, and Dominic, flew to the United States for a TikTok hearing." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/our-children-matter-british-mum-suing-tiktok-over-wrongful-death-shares-update-after-first-1771823 | Source: International Business Times [07:50] TR Bot 'Our Children Matter': British Mum Suing TikTok Over Wrongful Death Shares Update After First Hearing | IBTimes UK [07:51] TR News "Did you spot the shift? We started with our internet had truly been an open place, and now were trying to take back control of social media." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/web-social-networks-social-web | Source: Manuel Moreale [07:51] TR Bot Web, Social Networks, Social Web Manu [07:52] TR News "A glance at the linked issue confirmed the problem: one of my own AI scripts, a Claude Code /issue command, was giving bad directions." https://tldraw.dev/blog/stay-away-from-my-trash | [07:52] TR Bot Stay away from my trash! - tldraw: Build whiteboards in React with the tldraw SDK [07:52] TR News "Many of us got hit by the agent coding addiction. It feels good, we barely sleep, we build amazing things." https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/agent-psychosis/ | Source: Armin Ronacher [07:52] TR Bot Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane? | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings [07:52] TR News "Each state governs AI differently. Some are ahead of the Commonwealth. Others barely engage with it. None do it well." https://hey.paris/posts/state-ai-governance/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison [07:52] TR Bot State of Play: How Australian States Are (Not) Governing AI Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison [07:53] TR News "Journalist Kat Tenbarge wrote about how she first started seeing sexually explicit deepfakes go viral on Grok in June 2023." https://www.theverge.com/column/863502/grok-deepfake-musk | Source: The Verge [07:53] TR Bot Under Musk, the Grok disaster was inevitable | The Verge [07:53] TR News "This is recon to find open LLMs. Not necessarily to exploit them, but to use them." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32618 | Source: SANS [07:53] TR Bot "How many states are there in the United States?" - SANS ISC [07:55] TR News "a conservative influencer who had a child with Musk" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mother-elon-musk-sues-x-grok | Source: Futurism [07:55] TR Bot Mother of Elon Musk's Child Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse [07:55] TR News "He pointed to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showing how between 1947 to 1973 before the advent of PCS" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-failing-boost-productivity | Source: Futurism [07:55] TR Bot AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst [07:56] TR News "Yet, the average note-taking app charges ten bucks per month in perpetuity. It stores my writings in proprietary file formats that lock me into the app." https://www.fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/the-computational-web-and-the-old-ai-switcharoo/ | Source: Jason Velazquez [07:56] TR Bot The Computational Web and the Old AI Switcharoo [07:56] TR News "The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users from logging in via remote desktop." https://www.theverge.com/news/864032/microsofts-out-of-band-windows-11-update-bug | Source: The Verge [07:56] TR Bot Microsofts first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down | The Verge [07:56] TR News "My interest in social media soon dwindled, and so did my ritual. I read more. RSS feed. Read-later service." https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/while-i-wait/ | Source: Amit Gawande [07:56] TR Bot While I Wait [07:57] TR News "I recently spent some money on a mechanical keyboard, and thought Id share some thoughts on it." https://oxcrag.net/blog/2026/01/18/Keychron-K8-Max-Review.html | Source: Mikael Hansson [07:57] TR Bot K8 Max Review - oxcrag.net [07:58] TR News "Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers." https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html | [07:58] TR Bot Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade Since 1969 [07:58] TR News "The Trump administration, and the Republican Party in general, has attacked Americas educational system from top to bottom." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/what-is-going-to-happen | Source: Hamilton Nolan [07:58] TR Bot "What Is Going to Happen?" - by Hamilton Nolan [07:58] TR News "But the simplicity of my life a decade ago made me so much happier." https://kevquirk.com/blog/when-was-i-happiest/ | Source: Kev Quirk [07:58] TR Bot When Was I Happiest? | Kev Quirk [07:58] TR News "As I mentioned to the supporters on Ko-fi a week ago, I am currently considering the possibility of pausing the series at the end of this third year, with the last interview going live on August 28th. There are a few reasons for this." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/thoughts-on-people-and-blogs | Source: Manuel Moreale [07:58] TR Bot Thoughts On People and Blogs Manu [07:59] TR News "This is a strange post for a blog focused on computers and hacking, but I work in startups, and they are known to fail unexpectedly." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-18-a-hackers-guide-for-surviving-volatile-careers-financially.gmi | Source: Martin Chang [07:59] TR Bot A Hacker's Guide for Surviving Volatile Careers Financially - Martin's website/blog thingy ● Jan 19 [08:03] TR News "When our circuit calls for an electrolytic capacitor the equivalent series resistance (ESR) becomes relevant and we need to take it into account." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/calculating-the-capacitance-and-esr-specifications-for-the-output-capacitor-in-your-switching-mode-power-supply/ | Source: Hackaday [08:03] TR Bot The Capacitance And ESR Specifications For The Output Capacitor In Your Switching-Mode Power Supply | Hackaday [08:03] TR News "These are some nice quotes from The Evolution of Mathematical Software, Turing Lecture by the 2021 Turing Award winner Jack J. Dongarra," https://curiouscoding.nl/posts/evolution-of-mathematical-software/ | Source: Groot Koerkamp [08:03] TR Bot Quotes from "The Evolution of Mathematical Software" CuriousCoding [08:04] TR News "In text-based formats like Markdown, AsciiDoc or Org, write one sentence per line." https://jeffkreeftmeijer.com/one-sentence-per-line/ | [08:04] TR Bot One sentence per line [08:04] TR News "When writing source documentation in a format such as Markdown, reStructuredText or AsciiDoc, I recommend you place every sentence on its own line and dont use fixed-column word-wrapping." https://nick.groenen.me/notes/one-sentence-per-line/ | [08:04] TR Bot One sentence per line - Nick's Blog and Digital Garden [08:05] TR News "A few months back, I started writing one sentence per line in my text documents (mostly Markdown). This was inspired by reading the following articles: [...]" https://cbarrete.com/one-sentence-per-line.html | Source: CBarrete [08:05] TR Bot One sentence per line [08:05] TR News "One of the core, foundational results from human factors research, research into human vision, the psychology of perceptions, and other related fields, is that human brains are a mess of heuristics and have far more limited capabilities than we think (and they lie to us all the time)." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/PeopleCannotPayAttention | Source: University of Toronto [08:05] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [08:05] TR News "Now, Im no grammar gremlin - goodness knows that my own grammar is far from perfect, and I have absolutely no problem if theres an errant comma here and there in ones writing. I could even forgive you if you were one of those lunatics that does CAPS ON types uppercase letter CAPS OFF." https://kevquirk.com/blog/use-the-bloody-shift-key/ | Source: Kev Quirk [08:05] TR Bot Use the Bloody Shift Key! | Kev Quirk [08:05] TR News "Wouldnt you know it, but the very next day the page refreshed, and they claimed to have restocked with 100+ new items of that exact SKU. On a weekend. Sure." https://rubenerd.com/a-dark-pattern-worked-on-me/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:05] TR Bot A retail dark pattern worked on me [08:06] TR News "I just started doing this recently, and Im kicking myself for not starting earlier!" https://sals.place/change-your-cars-air-filters-yourself/ | Source: Sal [08:06] TR Bot Change your car's air filters yourself | Sal's [08:08] TR News (NEW): New Releases, Gentoo, and GNU/Linux on Mobile https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/New_Releases_Gentoo_and_GNU_Linux_on_Mobile.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/New_Releases_Gentoo_and_GNU_Linux_on_Mobile.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines New Releases, Gentoo, and GNU/Linux on Mobile [08:10] TR News Techrights Links 18/01/2026: Legal Trouble for xAI, Climate Concerns, Data Breaches and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_18_01_2026_Legal_Trouble_for_xAI_Climate_Concerns_Data_Br.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_18_01_2026_Legal_Trouble_for_xAI_Climate_Concerns_Data_Br.gmi [08:10] TR Bot Techrights Links 18/01/2026: Legal Trouble for xAI, Climate Concerns, Data Breaches and More [08:11] TR News (NEW): Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mageia_Harkens_Back_to_the_Glory_Days_of_Mandrake_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mageia_Harkens_Back_to_the_Glory_Days_of_Mandrake_Linux.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux [08:12] TR News "Java 8 brought lambdas after the "checked exceptions are great" trend." https://blog.frankel.ch/checked-exceptions-lambdas/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel [08:12] TR Bot Checked exceptions and lambdas [08:12] TR News "Below I will discuss how the pharmaverse container image has improved our blogs publishing workflow" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaverse-and-containers/ | Source: Rlang [08:12] TR Bot and Containers | R-bloggers [08:13] TR News "The basic problem: you have two packages in your repo, and one depends on the other." https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/18/workspaces-and-monorepos-in-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [08:13] TR Bot Workspaces and Monorepos in Package Managers | Andrew Nesbitt [08:13] TR News "Wikipedia is 25. Founded in 2001" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/wikipedia-is-now-25-years-old-worlds-7th-most-popular-website-now-has-over-7-million-english-articles-and-7-billion-monthly-visitors | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:13] TR Bot Wikipedia is now 25 years old worlds 7th most popular website now has over 7 million English articles and 7 billion monthly visitors | Tom's Hardware [08:14] TR News (NEW): Your modern Linux desktop is too busy: Why I went back to basics with MATE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Your_modern_Linux_desktop_is_too_busy_Why_I_went_back_to_basics.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Your_modern_Linux_desktop_is_too_busy_Why_I_went_back_to_basics.gmi [08:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Your modern Linux desktop is too busy: Why I went back to basics with MATE [08:15] TR News "This post is part of a two-part series that will cover how we disassembled the drone and dumped the firmware from the NAND chip and how we analyzed the drones firmware, app, and remote control to find some backdoors and vulnerabilities." https://neodyme.io/en/blog/drone_hacking_part_1/ | [08:15] TR Bot Drone Hacking Part 1: Dumping Firmware and Bruteforcing ECC Neodyme [08:15] TR News "This applies to a Smartport device, and would be wrong for a floppy drive emulator device." https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/archives/2026/01/18/handling-daisy-chaining-storage-on-apple-ii/ | Source: Colin Leroy-Mira [08:15] TR Bot Daisy-chaining storage on Apple II colin@colino.net [08:16] TR News "The short version is that while it is possible, its definitely not going to be easy, as pins including SPIHD (19) and SPICLK (22) and SPIQ (24) are not broken out on the board and thus require one to directly solder wires to the QFN pads." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/what-to-do-with-a-flash-less-esp32-c3-super-mini-board/ | Source: Hackaday [08:16] TR Bot To Do With A Flash-less ESP32-C3 Super Mini Board? | Hackaday [08:16] TR News "Regardless of how one uses it, however, the physics behind such directional speakers is interesting." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/accurately-aiming-audio-with-an-ultrasonic-array/ | Source: Hackaday [08:16] TR Bot Aiming Audio With An Ultrasonic Array | Hackaday [08:17] TR News "Life is boring if you don't do anything good"... so "be useful" [08:19] TR News "The hardware is a fairly simple task to solve. A simple Raspberry Pi Pico setup is used to capture potentiometer data." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/making-a-mountain-bike-data-acquisition-system/ | Source: Hackaday [08:19] TR Bot A Mountain Bike Data Acquisition System | Hackaday [08:23] *harrykar (~harrykar@2zixhwiai94ru.irc) has joined #techrights [08:23] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [08:24] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:32] TR News "As part of a broader project, Ive been working on setting up the infrastructure to be able to power on new servers" https://blog.thelifeofkenneth.com/2026/01/almalinux-pxe-zerotouh.html | Source: Kenneth Finnegan [08:32] TR Bot Installing AlmaLinux Over the Network With No Hands | The Life of Kenneth [08:32] TR News "I remember some of my favorites, one of which was Mandrake Linux" https://thenewstack.io/mageia-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-mandrake-linux/ | Source: The New Stack [08:32] TR Bot Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux - The New Stack [08:33] TR News "My NAS that I built in 2019 to host my files on my home network has started to show its age, especially as the number of services running in jails increased." https://www.subnetspider.com/2026/01/18/modifying-freebsd-iso-for-dell-servers.html | Source: Subnetspider [08:33] TR Bot FreeBSD ISO for Dell Servers | subnetspider.com [08:33] TR News "I rebuilt the package and run pkg upgrade. In came the changes and my rsync started working again." https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/18/bash-line-1-usr-local-sbin-rrsync-no-such-file-or-directory/ | Source: Dan Langille [08:33] TR Bot bash: line 1: /usr/local/sbin/rrsync: No such file or directory Dan Langille's Other Diary [08:33] TR News "As I use similarly low resource setup with Openbox/Tint2/Dzen2 setup (documented FreeBSD Desktop here) I was wondering how low can I go with FreeBSD RAM usage." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/200-mb-ram-freebsd-desktop/ | Source: Vermaden [08:33] TR Bot 200 MB RAM FreeBSD Desktop | [08:34] TR News "[...] Meanwhile, Haiku is improving EFI support and the Redcore project is streamlining its repository branches. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260119 | Source: Distro Watch [08:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260119 ) [08:35] TR News "FOSDEM 2026 will host a panel on Unique Challenges in Elected Governing Bodies for FOSS." https://danielpocock.com/en/fosdem-2026-democracy-panel-gnome-sonny-piers/ | Source: Daniel Pocock [08:35] TR Bot FOSDEM 2026: democracy panel, GNOME & Sonny Piers modern slavery experiment [08:36] TR News "Ive been using rsnapshot to take backups of around 10 servers and laptops for well over 15 years" https://blog.josefsson.org/2026/01/18/backup-of-s3-objects-using-rsnapshot/ | Source: Simon Josefsson [08:36] TR Bot Backup of S3 Objects Using rsnapshot Simon Josefsson's blog [08:36] TR News "Previously on Computers Are Bad, we discussed the early history of air traffic control in the United States." https://computer.rip/2026-01-17-air-traffic-control-9020.html | Source: J B Crawford [08:36] TR Bot air traffic control: the IBM 9020 [08:36] TR News "One really cool heritage of the Unix system is the concept of everything being a file." https://crescentro.se/posts/everything-is-a-file/ | Source: Ivan [08:36] TR Bot is a File // crescentro.se [08:37] TR News "The Bedrock RAI300 is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, integrating 12 Zen 5 CPU cores and 24 threads with boost clocks up to 5.1 GHz." https://linuxgizmos.com/zen-5-x86-bedrock-rai300-delivers-50-tops-ai-in-fanless-ipc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [08:37] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/zen-5-x86-bedrock-rai300-delivers-50-tops-ai-in-fanless-ipc/ ) [08:38] *harrykar (~harrykar@2zixhwiai94ru.irc) has joined #techrights [08:38] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [08:52] TR News San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator, Claude https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/claude-alligator-san-francisco-funeral.html [08:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/claude-alligator-san-francisco-funeral.html ) [08:52] TR News Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarcticas Ice https://futurism.com/science-energy/hidden-landscape-antarctica-ice [08:52] TR Bot Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarctica's Ice [08:52] TR News Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups Youve Been Slurping https://futurism.com/science-energy/disposable-coffee-cups-microplastics [08:52] TR Bot Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You've Been Slurping [08:59] TR News Recent studies suggest South Korean students are rethinking Seoul universities, STEM and medicine https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/recent-studies-suggest-south-korean-students-are-rethinking-seoul-universities-stem-and-medicine [08:59] TR Bot Recent studies suggest South Korean students are rethinking Seoul universities, STEM and medicine | The Straits Times ● Jan 19 [09:00] TR News Greece acquits 24 humanitarian workers following 7 years of proceedings https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/greece-acquits-24-humanitarian-workers-following-7-years-of-proceedings/ [09:00] TR Bot Greece acquits 24 humanitarian workers following seven years of proceedings - JURIST - News [09:00] TR News South Korea held data domesticallyand lost it in a fire https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/south-korea-held-data-domestically-and-lost-it-in-a-fire/ [09:01] TR Bot South Korea held data domesticallyand lost it in a fire | The Strategist [09:08] TR News Chinas 2025 economic growth among slowest in decades https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/19/chinas-2025-economic-growth-among-slowest-in-decades/ [09:08] TR Bot China's 2025 economic growth among slowest in decades [09:12] TR News Real Estate Crash Weighs on Chinas Economic Growth https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/business/china-gdp-economy.html [09:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/business/china-gdp-economy.html ) [09:15] TR News English speakers dont say: So do I? https://rubenerd.com/words-native-english-speakers-never-say/ [09:15] TR Bot English speakers dont say: So do I? [09:17] TR News Benefiting by Adding Presence in Geminispace https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Benefiting_by_Adding_Presence_in_Geminispace.shtml [09:17] TR Bot Techrights Benefiting by Adding Presence in Geminispace [09:18] TR News Microsoft dependency is no good https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-powershell-on-debian-linux/ [09:18] TR Bot to Install PowerShell on Debian (12, 11) - LinuxCapable [09:19] TR News How to Enable deb-multimedia on Debian (13, 12, 11) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-enable-deb-multimedia-on-debian-linux/ [09:19] TR Bot to Enable deb-multimedia on Debian (13, 12, 11) - LinuxCapable [09:20] TR News How to Install LibreWolf on Linux Mint (22, 21) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-librewolf-on-linux-mint/ [09:20] TR Bot to Install LibreWolf on Linux Mint (22, 21) - LinuxCapable [09:22] TR News How To Install Ghost on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-ghost-debian-13/ [09:22] TR Bot How To Install Ghost on Debian 13 - idroot [09:23] TR News Again, Microsoft dependency is no good https://idroot.us/install-powershell-debian-13/ [09:23] TR Bot How To Install PowerShell on Debian 13 - idroot [09:24] TR News How To Install Nomacs on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-nomacs-debian-13/ [09:24] TR Bot How To Install Nomacs on Debian 13 - idroot [09:24] TR News How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-digikam-fedora-43/ [09:24] TR Bot How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:34] TR News Pharmaverse and Containers https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaverse-and-containers/ [09:34] TR Bot and Containers | R-bloggers [09:37] TR News Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake GNU/Linux https://thenewstack.io/mageia-harkens-back-to-the-days-of-mandrake-linux/ [09:37] TR Bot Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux - The New Stack [09:56] TR News This is the Linux release I'm looking forward to most this year https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-the-linux-release-im-looking-forward-to-most-in-2026/ [09:57] TR Bot This is the Linux release I'm looking forward to most this year ● Jan 19 [10:02] TR News Techrights LinuxSecurity and Linuxiac Are Still Slopfarms, Even Anthony Pell Does It https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/LinuxSecurity_and_Linuxiac_Are_Still_Slopfarms_Even_Anthony_Pel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/LinuxSecurity_and_Linuxiac_Are_Still_Slopfarms_Even_Anthony_Pel.gmi [10:02] TR Bot Techrights LinuxSecurity and Linuxiac Are Still Slopfarms, Even Anthony Pell Does It [10:25] TR News Techrights Office Meetings Are Most Useful to the Least Productive Workers https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Office_Meetings_Are_Most_Useful_to_the_Least_Productive_Workers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Office_Meetings_Are_Most_Useful_to_the_Least_Productive_Workers.gmi [10:25] TR Bot Techrights Office Meetings Are Most Useful to the Least Productive Workers [10:37] TR News Techrights Founder of GNU/Linux (RMS) Speaks in US University (College) This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Founder_of_GNU_Linux_RMS_Speaks_in_US_University_College_This_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Founder_of_GNU_Linux_RMS_Speaks_in_US_University_College_This_W.gmi [10:37] TR Bot Techrights Founder of GNU/Linux (RMS) Speaks in US University (College) This Week ● Jan 19 [11:02] TR News Techrights Free Software in Times of Peace (and Times of War, Too) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Software_in_Times_of_Peace_and_Times_of_War_Too.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Software_in_Times_of_Peace_and_Times_of_War_Too.gmi [11:02] TR Bot Techrights Free Software in Times of Peace (and Times of War, Too) [11:19] TR News netwhy diagnose slow or unreliable network connections https://www.linuxlinks.com/netwhy-diagnose-slow-unreliable-network-connections/ [11:19] TR Bot - diagnose slow or unreliable network connections - LinuxLinks [11:20] TR News Schedrem cross-platform task scheduler and reminder https://www.linuxlinks.com/schedrem-cross-platform-task-scheduler-reminder/ [11:20] TR Bot - cross-platform task scheduler and reminder - LinuxLinks [11:35] TR News Techrights Proprietary UNIX is What We'll Have If IBM Red Hat Gets Its Way https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Proprietary_UNIX_is_What_We_ll_Have_If_IBM_Red_Hat_Gets_Its_Way.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Proprietary_UNIX_is_What_We_ll_Have_If_IBM_Red_Hat_Gets_Its_Way.gmi [11:35] TR Bot Techrights Proprietary UNIX is What We'll Have If IBM Red Hat Gets Its Way [11:49] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [11:49] *Righty (~Username@wes48ghdwvgn2.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 19 [12:04] TR News Techrights More Confirmatory Rumours Regarding "Massive" Red Hat Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/More_Confirmatory_Rumours_Regarding_Massive_Red_Hat_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/More_Confirmatory_Rumours_Regarding_Massive_Red_Hat_Layoffs.gmi [12:04] TR Bot Techrights More Confirmatory Rumours Regarding "Massive" Red Hat Layoffs [12:15] TR News (NEW): Richard Stallman Talk at Georgia Tech This Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Richard_Stallman_Talk_at_Georgia_Tech_This_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Richard_Stallman_Talk_at_Georgia_Tech_This_Week.gmi [12:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Richard Stallman Talk at Georgia Tech This Week [12:25] TR News (NEW): Before Analognowhere There Was Dilbert https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Before_Analognowhere_There_Was_Dilbert.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Before_Analognowhere_There_Was_Dilbert.gmi [12:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Before Analognowhere There Was Dilbert [12:30] TR News (NEW): Not All 'Linux' Sites Are Real https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Not_All_Linux_Sites_Are_Real.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Not_All_Linux_Sites_Are_Real.gmi [12:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Not All 'Linux' Sites Are Real [12:57] TR News Techrights Microsoft Means War, Microsoft is on the Side of ICE https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Microsoft_Means_War_Microsoft_is_on_the_Side_of_ICE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Microsoft_Means_War_Microsoft_is_on_the_Side_of_ICE.gmi [12:57] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Means War, Microsoft is on the Side of ICE ● Jan 19 [13:01] TR News On IBM layoffs... "You mean their right mind :-). Yes this may be nonsense to you. I know that it keeps me in check about the world and how cruel it can be." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf1vfvgb ) [13:03] TR News gocui create console user interfaces https://www.linuxlinks.com/gocui-create-console-user-interfaces/ [13:03] TR Bot - create console user interfaces - LinuxLinks [13:03] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source Frontends for mpv https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-front-ends-mpv/ [13:03] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Frontends for mpv - LinuxLinks [13:03] TR News typomat command-line typing practice tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/typomat-command-line-typing-practice-tool/ [13:03] TR Bot - command-line typing practice tool - LinuxLinks [13:10] TR News (NEW): Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Hard_to_Hide_Inconvenient_Facts_in_the_Free_Software_Community.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Hard_to_Hide_Inconvenient_Facts_in_the_Free_Software_Community.gmi [13:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community [13:22] TR News Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part V - It Seems Like Some People Are Already Leaving "The Mafia" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_V_It_Seems_Like_Some_People_Are_Already.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_V_It_Seems_Like_Some_People_Are_Already.gmi [13:22] TR Bot Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part V - It Seems Like Some People Are Already Leaving "The Mafia" [13:28] TR News xt7-player-mpv mpv GUI https://www.linuxlinks.com/xt7-player-mpv-gui/ [13:28] TR Bot - mpv GUI - LinuxLinks [13:28] TR News Traggo self-hosted tag-based time tracking https://www.linuxlinks.com/traggo-self-hosted-tag-based-time-tracking/ [13:28] TR Bot - self-hosted tag-based time tracking - LinuxLinks [13:28] TR News 3 Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Code Formatters https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-kotlin-code-formatters/ [13:28] TR Bot Useful Free and Open Source Kotlin Code Formatters - LinuxLinks [13:31] TR News Linus Torvalds signals likely delay for final Linux 6.19 release https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-signals-likely-delay-for-final-linux-619-release/ He wasted time learning proprietary Microsoft GitHub https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml [13:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-signals-likely-delay-for-final-linux-619-release/ ) [13:31] TR Bot Techrights Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images) [13:31] TR News zlaunch application launcher and window switcher https://www.linuxlinks.com/zlaunch-application-launcher-window-switcher/ [13:31] TR Bot - application launcher and window switcher - LinuxLinks [13:31] TR News RQ simple Python library https://www.linuxlinks.com/rq-simple-python-library/ [13:31] TR Bot - simple Python library - LinuxLinks [13:33] TR News Just hey hi (slop) garbage) from IBM https://finviz.com/news/279980/ibm-launches-enterprise-advantage-service-to-help-businesses-scale-agentic-ai https://finviz.com/news/280053/e-and-ibm-unveil-enterprise-grade-agentic-ai-to-transform-governance-and-compliance [13:33] TR Bot IBM Launches Enterprise Advantage Service to Help Businesses Scale Agentic AI [13:33] TR Bot e& and IBM Unveil Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI to Transform Governance and Compliance [13:33] TR News 3 Best Free and Open Source R Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-r-static-site-generators/ [13:33] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source R Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks [13:34] TR News tview terminal UI library with rich, interactive widgets https://www.linuxlinks.com/tview-terminal-ui-library-rich-interactive-widgets/ [13:34] TR Bot - terminal UI library with rich, interactive widgets - LinuxLinks [13:34] TR News uosc minimalist proximity-based UI for mpv https://www.linuxlinks.com/uosc-minimalist-proximity-based-ui-mpv/ [13:34] TR Bot - minimalist proximity-based UI for mpv - LinuxLinks [13:34] TR News termui Golang terminal dashboard https://www.linuxlinks.com/termui-golang-terminal-dashboard/ [13:34] TR Bot - Golang terminal dashboard - LinuxLinks [13:35] TR News Kernel prepatch 6.19-rc6 https://lwn.net/Articles/1054924/ [13:35] TR Bot prepatch 6.19-rc6 [LWN.net] [13:37] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.19 Delays https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_6_19_Delays.gmi [13:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 6.19 Delays [13:40] TR News "Is there a battle between Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds? I've been listening to Stallman's comments on Linux and also on how people don't give credits to GNU." https://megadevices.quora.com/https-www-quora-com-Is-there-a-battle-between-Richard-Stallman-and-Linus-Torvalds-Ive-been-listening-to-Stallmans-comm [13:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://megadevices.quora.com/https-www-quora-com-Is-there-a-battle-between-Richard-Stallman-and-Linus-Torvalds-Ive-been-listening-to-Stallmans-comm ) [13:41] TR News "If you know the look of Richard Stallman, you have a pretty good idea what he looked like. And he had the demeanour to match it. Nice, laid back, never said an unkind word." https://notalwaysright.com/the-doctor-is-outclassed/398467/ [13:41] TR Bot The Doctor Is Outclassed [13:42] TR News AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur [13:42] TR Bot AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian [13:43] TR News "Rip 401k" [13:55] TR News (NEW): Free Software Definition (FSD) Turns 40 Next Month https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Software_Definition_FSD_Turns_40_Next_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Software_Definition_FSD_Turns_40_Next_Month.gmi [13:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Free Software Definition (FSD) Turns 40 Next Month ● Jan 19 [14:12] TR News Techrights IBM Quiet About Its Plan for Red Hat Amid Accelerated Bluewashing https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/IBM_Quiet_About_Its_Plan_for_Red_Hat_Amid_Accelerated_Bluewashi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/IBM_Quiet_About_Its_Plan_for_Red_Hat_Amid_Accelerated_Bluewashi.gmi [14:12] TR Bot Techrights IBM Quiet About Its Plan for Red Hat Amid Accelerated Bluewashing [14:16] TR News Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on GNU/Linux Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/developer-patches-wine-to-make-photoshop-2021-and-2025-run-on-linux-adobe-creative-cloud-installers-finally-work-thanks-to-html-javascript-and-xml-fixes [14:16] TR Bot Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes | Tom's Hardware [14:17] TR News Getting started with SONOFF Dongle Plus MG24 Zigbee adapter using Home Assistant https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/18/getting-started-with-sonoff-dongle-plus-mg24-zigbee-adapter-using-home-assistant/ [14:17] TR Bot Getting started with SONOFF Dongle Plus MG24 Zigbee adapter using Home Assistant - CNX Software [14:18] TR News Social Media Minefield Continues: Drew Barrymore Slapped With Copyright Infringement Suit Over Song Used In Instagram Post https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/drew-barrymore-copyright-lawsuit-instagram/ [14:18] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/drew-barrymore-copyright-lawsuit-instagram/ ) [14:18] TR News Hybrid risks rise as US withdraws from international organisations https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/hybrid-risks-rise-as-us-withdraws-from-international-organisations/ Putin having the time of his life, the Orange Nazi is on his knees.... [14:18] TR Bot Hybrid risks rise as US withdraws from international organisations | The Strategist [14:19] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man treats not Moscow as the problem https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/greenland-europe-tariffs-kyiv.html [14:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/greenland-europe-tariffs-kyiv.html ) [14:20] TR News Remove Bitcoin from recommendations https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/fear-that-quantum-computing-on-the-cusp-of-cracking-cryptocurrencys-encryption-spurs-a-global-investment-firm-to-remove-bitcoin-from-recommendations [14:20] TR Bot Fear that quantum computing is on the cusp of cracking cryptocurrency's encryption spurs a global investment firm to remove Bitcoin from recommendations | Tom's Hardware [14:20] TR News How To Install Trinity on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-trinity-debian-13/ [14:20] TR Bot How To Install Trinity on Debian 13 - idroot [14:21] *ZedHedTed (~ZedHedTed@8v2frkdia5nmg.irc) has joined #techrights [14:21] TR News This Old Network | LINUX Unplugged 650 https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/650/ [14:21] TR Bot This Old Network | LINUX Unplugged 650 | Jupiter Broadcasting [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] wb, ZedHedTed [14:22] TR News mintCast 477 Driving Hey Hi (AI) Mad https://mintcast.org/477-driving-ai-mad/ [14:22] TR Bot 477 Driving AI Mad mintCast [14:23] TR News Amarok 3.3.2 released https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/18/amarok-3.3.2-released/ [14:23] TR Bot Amarok 3.3.2 released - KDE Blogs [14:24] TR News This Week in Linux: 332: GNU/Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-332/ [14:24] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital [14:24] TR News Eventually the Joke (and Financial Fraud) is on Microsoft, Stigmatised for Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/Eventually_the_Joke_and_Financial_Fraud_is_on_Microsoft_Stigmat.shtml [14:24] TR Bot Techrights Eventually the Joke (and Financial Fraud) is on Microsoft, Stigmatised for Slop [14:25] TR News TikTok Planning to Tighten Up Age Checks in Europe as Regulatory Pressure Intensifies https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/tiktok-plans-more-age-check-restrictions-eu/ [14:25] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/18/tiktok-plans-more-age-check-restrictions-eu/ ) [14:26] TR News "Starmers 1939 Neville Chamberlain momement. Appeasing Trump is cowardly, embarrassing & weak" [14:37] TR News Techrights If You Don't Want "Linux" to Become "Windows", Then Follow GNU https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/If_You_Don_t_Want_Linux_to_Become_Windows_Then_Follow_GNU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/If_You_Don_t_Want_Linux_to_Become_Windows_Then_Follow_GNU.gmi [14:37] TR Bot Techrights If You Don't Want "Linux" to Become "Windows", Then Follow GNU [14:54] TR News Techrights This is What the Slop Bubble Popping Can Look Like https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/This_is_What_the_Slop_Bubble_Popping_Can_Look_Like.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/This_is_What_the_Slop_Bubble_Popping_Can_Look_Like.gmi [14:54] TR Bot Techrights This is What the Slop Bubble Popping Can Look Like ● Jan 19 [15:15] TR News Dima Kogan: mrcal 2.5 released! http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2026/01/18_mrcal-25-released.html [15:15] TR Bot mrcal 2.5 released! [15:16] TR News Meta mayhem: why does Facebook (Farcebook) keep censoring the Which? Scam Alerts group? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/meta-mayhem-why-does-facebook-keep-censoring-the-which-scam-alerts-group-aAOXK6Z4UpOt [15:16] TR Bot Meta mayhem: Why does Facebook keep censoring the Which? Scam Alerts group? - Which? [15:19] TR News Indonesias bet on non-jail punishments raises questions over fairness and misuse https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesias-bet-on-non-jail-punishments-raises-questions-over-fairness-and-misuse [15:19] TR Bot Indonesias bet on non-jail punishments raises questions over fairness and misuse | The Straits Times [15:19] TR News Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/erroneously-assembled-1974-altair-8800-computer-gets-fixed-and-enjoys-first-run-in-2026-intel-8080-powered-machine-ran-its-first-program-52-years-later [15:19] TR Bot Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 Intel 8080 powered machine ran its first program 52 years later | Tom's Hardware [15:20] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Big Hops - 2026-01-17 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-01-17-edition/index.html [15:20] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Big Hops - 2026-01-17 Edition [15:21] TR News The "Alicante Mafia" - Part IV - How Europe's Largest Patent Office Recruited Drug Addicts, Antisemites, and People Who Absolutely Cannot Do the Job (But Know the 'Right' People) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_IV_How_Europe_s_Largest_Patent_Office_R.shtml [15:21] TR Bot Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part IV - How Europe's Largest Patent Office Recruited Drug Addicts, Antisemites, and People Who Absolutely Cannot Do the Job (But Know the 'Right' People) [15:28] TR News Witty Pi 5 HAT+ A Raspberry Pi RP2350-based power scheduler with time, temperature, and voltage-based triggers https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/19/witty-pi-5-hat-a-raspberry-pi-rp2350-based-power-scheduler-with-time-temperature-and-voltage-based-triggers/ [15:28] TR Bot Witty Pi 5 HAT+ A Raspberry Pi RP2350-based power scheduler with time, temperature, and voltage-based triggers - CNX Software [15:28] TR News Raspberry Pi CM0-powered low-cost industrial box PCs offer RS-485, 4G LTE, and wide DC input options https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/19/raspberry-pi-cm0-powered-low-cost-industrial-box-pcs-offer-rs-485-4g-lte-wide-dc-input-and-more/ [15:28] TR Bot Raspberry Pi CM0-powered low-cost industrial box PCs offer RS-485, 4G LTE, and wide DC input options - CNX Software [15:28] TR News 'Vibe Coding', Chatbots, and Other Bots (e.g. "Agents" Disguised as "Superintelligence") Aren't Saving You Time https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Vibe_Coding_Chatbots_and_Other_Bots_e_g_Agents_Disguised_as_Sup.shtml [15:28] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding', Chatbots, and Other Bots (e.g. "Agents" Disguised as "Superintelligence") Aren't Saving You Time [15:29] TR News Report/Benchmark Says 'Vibe Coding' Results in Security Holes https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Report_Benchmark_Says_Vibe_Coding_Results_in_Security_Holes.shtml [15:29] TR Bot Techrights Report/Benchmark Says 'Vibe Coding' Results in Security Holes [15:29] TR News On the Coming Industrialisation of Exploit Generation with LLMs https://sean.heelan.io/2026/01/18/on-the-coming-industrialisation-of-exploit-generation-with-llms/ [15:29] TR Bot On the Coming Industrialisation of Exploit Generation with LLMs Sean Heelan's Blog [15:31] TR News Tracexec updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Tracexec [15:31] TR Bot to connect to directory.fsf.org port 443 after 10000 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Tracexec ) [15:31] TR News IBM is Not a Free Software Company (It Never Was) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_is_Not_a_Free_Software_Company_It_Never_Was.shtml [15:31] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Not a Free Software Company (It Never Was) [15:33] TR News Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4: The flashing tool that finally stops sabotaging your large SD cards https://hackwarenews.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-4-the-flashing-tool-that-finally-stops-sabotaging-your-large-sd-cards/ [15:33] TR Bot Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4: The flashing tool that finally stops sabotaging your large SD cards [15:35] TR News AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-surveillance-false-arrests [15:35] TR Bot AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests [15:36] TR News The "Alicante Mafia" - Part III - Europe's Second-Largest Organisation on Strike, Protests, Other Industrial Actions to Come Impacting Over 95% of the Workforce https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_III_Europe_s_Second_Largest_Organisatio.shtml [15:36] TR Bot Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" - Part III - Europe's Second-Largest Organisation on Strike, Protests, Other Industrial Actions to Come Impacting Over 95% of the Workforce [15:37] TR News Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News https://futurism.com/future-society/mri-body-scan-stroke-lawsuit [15:37] TR Bot Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News [15:37] TR News Man Confused by AI-Generated Reports That Hes Dead https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-dead [15:37] TR Bot Man Confused by AI-Generated Reports That He's Dead [15:38] TR News Media Execs Prepare for Hey Hi (AI) to Bring End of Journalism Industry https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/media-execs-end-journalism [15:38] TR Bot Media Execs Prepare for AI to Bring End of Journalism Industry [15:38] TR News Something Wild Happens to ChatGPTs Responses When Youre Cruel To It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-responses-rude [15:38] TR Bot Something Wild Happens to ChatGPT's Responses When You're Cruel To It [15:40] TR News Multi-column Dock for GNOME Rethinks What a Dock Can Do https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/multicolumn-dock-gnome-shell-extension [15:40] TR Bot A Wild Multi-Column Dock Extension for GNOME Shell Appears [15:41] TR News GNOME 50 will Support Bedtime & Daily Screen Time Parental Controls https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/gnome-50-will-support-bedtime-daily-screen-time-parental-controls/ [15:41] TR Bot GNOME 50 will Support Bedtime & Daily Screen Time Parental Controls | UbuntuHandbook [15:41] TR News Amarok 3.3.2 Brings Improvements to User Interface, Audio Backend, and More https://9to5linux.com/amarok-3-3-2-released-with-improvements-to-user-interface-audio-backend-and-more [15:41] TR Bot 3.3.2 Brings Improvements to User Interface, Audio Backend, and More - 9to5Linux [15:42] TR News 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026 https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-january-18th-2026 [15:42] TR Bot Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026 - 9to5Linux [15:42] MinceR (cat) (no audio) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1767/98/1767985534637.webm [15:43] TR News Wine Patches Bring Newer Versions of Adobe Photoshop to GNU/Linux https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/adobe-creative-cloud-linux-wine-patches [15:43] TR Bot Wine Patches Bring Newer Versions of Adobe Photoshop to Linux - OMG! Ubuntu [15:44] TR News ELEGANCE 26.0.1 is out https://distrowatch.com/elegance [15:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/elegance ) [15:44] TR News Zen 5 x86 Bedrock RAI300 delivers 50 TOPS Hey Hi (AI) in fanless IPC https://linuxgizmos.com/zen-5-x86-bedrock-rai300-delivers-50-tops-ai-in-fanless-ipc/ [15:44] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/zen-5-x86-bedrock-rai300-delivers-50-tops-ai-in-fanless-ipc/ ) [15:44] TR News HackerOS 4.2 is out https://distrowatch.com/hackeros [15:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/hackeros ) [15:45] TR News Shanios 2026.01.18 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/shanios [15:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/shanios ) [15:46] TR News China tells Cambodia scam hub disappearances threaten ties https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/china-tells-cambodia-scam-hub-disappearances-threaten-ties/ [15:46] TR Bot China tells Cambodia scam hub disappearances threaten ties [15:47] TR News Live Blog: Iranian Internet Connectivity Back To Almost Zero https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-live-blog-trump-khamenei/33640284.html [15:47] TR Bot Live Blog: Attack On Khamenei Would Mean 'All-Out War,' Warns Pezeshkian [15:47] TR News Iran internet shutdown: activists warn of 'permanent' blackout https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20260118-iran-internet-shutdown-activists-warn-of-permanent-blackout [15:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20260118-iran-internet-shutdown-activists-warn-of-permanent-blackout ) [15:50] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:50] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [15:51] TR News I tried switching to the new Rust-based COSMIC, and it was a mistake https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tried-daily-driving-the-new-cosmic-linux-desktop-its-not-ready/ [15:51] TR Bot I tried switching to the new Rust-based COSMIC, and it was a mistake [15:51] TR News "A big breakthrough for Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/developer-patches-wine-to-make-photoshop-2021-and-2025-run-on-linux-adobe-creative-cloud-installers-finally-work-thanks-to-html-javascript-and-xml-fixes [15:51] TR Bot Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes | Tom's Hardware [15:52] TR News Ready to ditch Windows for Linux in 2026? Tuxedo's new ultraslim business workstations could be just the ticket, and weigh less than a small cat https://www.techradar.com/pro/ready-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-in-2026-tuxedos-new-ultraslim-business-workstations-could-be-just-the-ticket-and-weigh-less-than-a-small-cat [15:52] TR Bot InfinityBook Max 16 packs desktop-level power into a lightweight Linux business laptop perfect for work or gaming sessions | TechRadar [15:54] TR News Piggybacking "Linux" without even porting it to Linux and then using proprietary spyware on it https://redmondmag.com/blogs/redmond-dispatch/2026/01/microsoft-advances-sql-server-2025.aspx [15:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://redmondmag.com/blogs/redmond-dispatch/2026/01/microsoft-advances-sql-server-2025.aspx ) [15:55] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi [15:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More [15:57] TR News (NEW): Dock for GNOME, Exploitation in GNOME, and Rust-based COSMIC Disappoints https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Dock_for_GNOME_Exploitation_in_GNOME_and_Rust_based_COSMIC_Disa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Dock_for_GNOME_Exploitation_in_GNOME_and_Rust_based_COSMIC_Disa.gmi [15:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Dock for GNOME, Exploitation in GNOME, and Rust-based COSMIC Disappoints [15:59] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, mintCast, and This Week in Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_mintCast_and_This_Week_in_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Audiocasts_Shows_LINUX_Unplugged_mintCast_and_This_Week_in_Linu.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, mintCast, and This Week in Linux [15:59] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD on Old Computers and "Modifying FreeBSD ISO for Dell Servers" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/FreeBSD_on_Old_Computers_and_Modifying_FreeBSD_ISO_for_Dell_Ser.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/FreeBSD_on_Old_Computers_and_Modifying_FreeBSD_ISO_for_Dell_Ser.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeBSD on Old Computers and "Modifying FreeBSD ISO for Dell Servers" ● Jan 19 [16:07] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers [16:07] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [16:07] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [16:09] TR News Techrights Links 19/01/2026: ChatGPTs Defects and The Guardian on Why So-called "AI Companies Will Fail" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_19_01_2026_ChatGPT_s_Defects_and_The_Guardian_on_Why_So_c.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_19_01_2026_ChatGPT_s_Defects_and_The_Guardian_on_Why_So_c.gmi [16:09] TR Bot Techrights Links 19/01/2026: ChatGPTs Defects and The Guardian on Why So-called "AI Companies Will Fail" [16:24] TR News generics https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ozempic-glp1-health-canada-generic-9.7034498 [16:24] TR Bot Cheaper obesity medications could come to Canada this summer, as Health Canada reviews generics | CBC News [16:24] TR News Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/like-amazon-illegal-drugs-advertised-online-delivered-canada-post-9.7033700 [16:24] TR Bot 'It's like on Amazon': Illegal drugs advertised online, delivered by Canada Post | CBC News [16:27] TR News hiring brakes https://www.dw.com/en/european-firms-hit-hiring-brakes-over-ai-and-slowing-growth/a-75394016 [16:27] TR Bot AI concerns and slow growth put brakes on EU job market [16:28] TR News Malaysia, Indonesia https://www.dw.com/en/malaysia-indonesia-block-grok-ai-bot-over-explicit-images/a-75470708 [16:28] TR Bot Malaysia, Indonesia block Grok AI bot over explicit images [16:31] TR News Nestl recall of some baby formulas https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nestle-formula-recall-canada-9.7035222 [16:31] TR Bot Nestl recall of some baby formulas does not apply to Canadian products, company says | CBC News [16:32] TR News Fewer "dumb f--ks" https://www.dw.com/en/meta-shuts-over-544-000-australian-accounts-after-ban/a-75469113 [16:32] TR Bot Meta shuts over 544,000 Australian accounts after ban [16:35] TR News GTA home sales fell 11.2% last year compared to 2024, report says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-regional-real-estate-board-december-home-sales-fell-9.7035803 [16:35] TR Bot GTA home sales fell 11.2% last year compared to 2024, report says | CBC News [16:35] TR News China sales slow https://www.dw.com/en/as-china-sales-slow-germany-s-carmakers-look-to-india/a-75206421 [16:35] TR Bot As China sales slow, Germany's carmakers look to India [16:35] TR News free expression at risk https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/solicitor-general-tps-protests-9.7035480 [16:35] TR Bot Ontario government call for Toronto police to crack down on protests puts free expression at risk: expert | CBC News [16:39] TR News Ubisoft https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ubisoft-studio-halifax-closed-9.7036470 [16:39] TR Bot Video game giant Ubisoft closes Halifax studio, cutting 71 jobs | CBC News [16:40] TR News class action against Ticketmaster over service fees https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-superior-court-class-action-ticketmaster-service-fees-9.7036289 [16:40] TR Bot Quebec Superior Court approves class action against Ticketmaster over service fees | CBC News [16:42] TR News "There's a lot of hype around cloud providers and infrastructure as a service these days, but for a home lab, automation tasks, personal services, and personal publishing, you don't need powerful or expensive hardware." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/why-you-should-buy-and-re-purpose-old-tiny-pcs/ [16:43] TR News 'The Lounge is a web app that acts as an always-on chat client for IRC. I use it all the time since I don't have to understand how a "bouncer" like `znc` works to be always on, nor do I need to have a WeeChat proxy running somewhere." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-01-19-the-lounge [16:44] TR News SpellBinding EINPSXV Wordo: STARS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-19.gmi [16:45] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [16:46] TR News A rather short update: Scoundrel will be ported to GB gopher://hoi.st:70/0/posts/2026-01-19-short-update.txt [16:46] *nobody (~nobody@ag8reaw4f8w8n.irc) has joined #techrights [16:57] TR News Techrights Slopfarms in Google News (at Least Three Today) With Fake 'Articles' About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Slopfarms_in_Google_News_at_Least_Three_Today_With_Fake_Article.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Slopfarms_in_Google_News_at_Least_Three_Today_With_Fake_Article.gmi [16:57] TR Bot Techrights Slopfarms in Google News (at Least Three Today) With Fake 'Articles' About "Linux" ● Jan 19 [17:04] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Game Boy and "The Lounge" (IRC) for the Elderly https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Gemini_Links_19_01_2026_Game_Boy_and_The_Lounge_IRC_for_the_Eld.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Gemini_Links_19_01_2026_Game_Boy_and_The_Lounge_IRC_for_the_Eld.gmi [17:04] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 19/01/2026: Game Boy and "The Lounge" (IRC) for the Elderly [17:09] TR News Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/french-polynesia/#monthly-200902-202601 [17:09] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share French Polynesia | Statcounter Global Stats [17:15] TR News WestJet https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/westjet-legroom-viral-video-9.7037586 [17:15] TR Bot Viral video on WestJet plane sparks debate over passenger legroom, calls for more regulation | CBC News [17:16] TR News Canada: Confront Chinas Heightened Repression ttps://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/09/canada-confront-chinas-heightened-repression [17:16] TR News Canada's share of exports to U.S. hit lowest level in decades in October https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-trade-oct-2025-9.7037913 [17:16] TR Bot Canada's share of exports to U.S. hit lowest level in decades in October | CBC News [17:18] TR News man took the city to court over not mowing his lawn https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mississauga-superior-court-tall-grass-bylaw-9.7039965 [17:18] TR Bot A Mississauga man took the city to court over not mowing his lawn and won | CBC News [17:19] TR News extortion cases linked to international organized crime https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/extortion-caledon-bishnoi-government-9.7038168 [17:19] TR Bot Mayor of Caledon, Ont., joins calls for feds to tackle extortion cases linked to international organized crime | CBC News [17:20] TR News program to reduce youth screen time is a good first step https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rogers-screenbreak-youth-9.7038273 [17:20] TR Bot Rogers program to reduce youth screen time is a good first step, say parents and experts | CBC News [17:26] TR News Soaring renovation costs in Quebec force homeowners to rethink how they build, budget https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-renovation-costs-9.7038544 [17:26] TR Bot Soaring renovation costs in Quebec force homeowners to rethink how they build, budget | CBC News [17:27] TR News 10,000 books tossed at Ontario school. Librarians say there are other ways to give books a second life https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/beal-library-old-book-purge-9.7040273 [17:27] TR Bot 10,000 books were tossed at a London school. Librarians say there are other ways to give books a second life | CBC News [17:27] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Now Offers an Official Firefox RPM Package for RPM-Based Linux Distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mozilla_Now_Offers_an_Official_Firefox_RPM_Package_for_RPM_Base.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Mozilla_Now_Offers_an_Official_Firefox_RPM_Package_for_RPM_Base.gmi [17:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Now Offers an Official Firefox RPM Package for RPM-Based Linux Distros [17:29] TR News B.C. woman finally gets mobility device back after Toronto Lyft driver stopped returning calls https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/wheelchair-smartdrive-bc-lyft-9.7040392 [17:29] TR Bot B.C. woman finally gets mobility device back after Toronto Lyft driver stopped returning calls | CBC News [17:32] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 5.15.198, and Linux 5.10.248 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Stable_kernels_Linux_5_15_198_and_Linux_5_10_248.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Stable_kernels_Linux_5_15_198_and_Linux_5_10_248.gmi [17:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 5.15.198, and Linux 5.10.248 [17:33] TR News polar bear https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lazy-bear-daudrich-court-polar-bear-permits-reconsideration-9.7041212 [17:33] TR Bot Manitoba judge orders NDP government to reconsider polar bear viewing permits for Churchill ecotourism company | CBC News [17:42] TR News "Shattering the myths that hold you back from shifting to a better OS." https://www.howtogeek.com/things-windows-users-always-get-wrong-about-linux-and-whats-actually-true/ [17:42] TR Bot 6 things Windows users always get wrong about Linux (and whats actually true) [17:43] TR News "Although Ubuntu doesnt ship with desktop widgets, you can add them using these four tools." https://www.howtogeek.com/3-must-try-tools-if-you-want-windows-like-desktop-widgets-on-ubuntu/ [17:43] TR Bot 3 must-try tools if you want Windows-like desktop widgets on Ubuntu [17:44] TR News "It's actually a larger share than Valve initially thought." https://www.howtogeek.com/steam-survey-linux-usage-for-december-2025/ [17:44] TR Bot Linux players on Steam reached all-time high in December [17:44] TR News "EasySpeak brings local voice control to Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-new-linux-app-lets-you-control-your-pc-with-your-voice-and-its-free/ [17:44] TR Bot This new Linux app lets you control your PC with your voice, and it's free [17:45] TR News "Plasma 6 is also getting better gamepad and OpenBSD support, plus overall more stability." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-plasma-is-fixing-a-bug-thats-been-annoying-me-for-a-long-time/ [17:45] TR Bot KDE Plasma finally fixed a bug that's been annoying me for over a year [17:45] TR News 5 weird but handy cron jobs I swear by https://www.howtogeek.com/5-weird-but-handy-cron-jobs-i-swear-by/ [17:45] TR Bot 5 weird but handy cron jobs I swear by [17:46] TR News "Linux has made my digital life so much better; I only wish I had learned these habits sooner." https://www.howtogeek.com/daily-driving-linux-for-3-years-taught-me-these-6-habits/ [17:46] TR Bot Daily driving Linux for 3 years taught me these 6 habits [17:47] TR News "Who needs another productivity app when your desktop can be the productivity app?" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-built-a-project-management-dashboard-with-linux-kde-plasma-widgets-no-apps-needed/ [17:48] TR Bot How I used Linux KDE Plasma widgets to build a project management dashboard (no apps needed) [17:48] TR News "Give me 2 minutes and I'll show you how installing software outside the official repos can be just as easy." https://www.howtogeek.com/x-safe-ways-to-install-linux-apps-that-arent-in-your-repo-without-breaking-anything/ [17:48] TR Bot 3 safe ways to install Linux apps that arent in your repo (without breaking anything) [17:49] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [17:50] TR News "Free strategies to reclaim and organize Linux storage effectively." https://www.makeuseof.com/dont-pay-storage-upgrades-what-i-do-when-linux-running-out-space/ [17:50] TR Bot I dont pay for storage upgradesthis is what I do when Linux is running out of space [17:52] TR News "My power problem didn't require a new battery; a software change made everything more efficient." https://www.makeuseof.com/boosted-old-laptop-battery-switching-to-power-efficient-linux-distro/ [17:52] TR Bot I boosted my old laptops battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro [17:52] TR News (NEW): Gedit 49.0 Released, This Week in GNOME, and GNOME Foundation Update (by IBM) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Gedit_49_0_Released_This_Week_in_GNOME_and_GNOME_Foundation_Upd.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Gedit_49_0_Released_This_Week_in_GNOME_and_GNOME_Foundation_Upd.gmi [17:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Gedit 49.0 Released, This Week in GNOME, and GNOME Foundation Update (by IBM) [17:52] TR News (NEW): I boosted my old laptops life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_life_by_switching_to_this_power_effic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_life_by_switching_to_this_power_effic.gmi [17:52] TR Bot Tux Machines I boosted my old laptops life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro [17:53] TR News I laughed at this terminal browseruntil I actually used it https://www.makeuseof.com/laughed-at-terminal-browser-used-it/ [17:53] TR Bot I laughed at this terminal browseruntil I actually used it [17:54] TR News "I use Arch btw." https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-every-linux-package-manager-this-is-the-best-one/ [17:54] TR Bot I've tried out every Linux package manager out there, and this is the best one [17:58] TR News (NEW): I paid $48 for this Linux distro to save 48 hours of workand it was worth it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/I_paid_48_for_this_Linux_distro_to_save_48_hours_of_work_and_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/I_paid_48_for_this_Linux_distro_to_save_48_hours_of_work_and_it.gmi [17:58] TR Bot Tux Machines I paid $48 for this Linux distro to save 48 hours of workand it was worth it [17:58] TR News I customized my Proxmox node so much that updates became terrifying https://www.xda-developers.com/i-customized-my-proxmox-install-so-much-that-updates-became-terrifying/ [17:58] TR Bot I customized my Proxmox node so much that updates became terrifying ● Jan 19 [18:00] TR News 5 terminal tools that make learning commands easier https://www.xda-developers.com/terminal-tools-that-make-learning-commands-easier/ [18:00] TR Bot 5 terminal tools that make learning commands easier [18:01] TR News (NEW): Linux distros are now competing on design, and I love it https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_distros_are_now_competing_on_design_and_I_love_it.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_distros_are_now_competing_on_design_and_I_love_it.gmi [18:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux distros are now competing on design, and I love it [18:01] TR News (NEW): Want to try Linux? Just install Ubuntu or Fedora https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Want_to_try_Linux_Just_install_Ubuntu_or_Fedora.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Want_to_try_Linux_Just_install_Ubuntu_or_Fedora.gmi [18:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Want to try Linux? Just install Ubuntu or Fedora [18:01] TR News 5 terminal applications that will make you think twice about a GUI https://www.xda-developers.com/terminal-applications-make-think-twice-about-gui/ [18:01] TR Bot 5 terminal applications that will make you think twice about a GUI [18:02] TR News "It just keeps going up." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-sets-another-user-record-steam/ [18:02] TR Bot Linux gaming keeps scoring wins as it sets another user record on Steam [18:03] TR News (NEW): Linux: The Real Operating System https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_The_Real_Operating_System.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Linux_The_Real_Operating_System.gmi [18:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux: The Real Operating System [18:03] TR News "Installation takes all of ten seconds." https://www.xda-developers.com/sticky-notes-app-linux-terminal/ [18:03] TR Bot Someone made a sticky notes app within the Linux terminal, and you can download it right now [18:04] TR News You can make any OS immutable with Proxmox, here's how I did it https://www.xda-developers.com/you-can-make-any-os-immutable-with-proxmox-heres-how/ [18:04] TR Bot You can make any OS immutable with Proxmox, here's how I did it [18:05] TR News "It's packed full of tools." https://www.xda-developers.com/i-gave-this-security-centric-linux-os-a-try/ [18:05] TR Bot I gave this security-centric Linux OS a try, and it's an ethical hacker's dream [18:06] TR News Windows users don't hate Linux, they hate its defaults https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-users-dont-hate-linux-they-hate-its-defaults/ [18:06] TR Bot Windows users don't hate Linux, they hate its defaults [18:08] TR News "This KDE Gear release is making the open source ecosystem even more stable and inviting." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-gear-25121-includes-great-updates-for-kdenlive-and-kde-connect/ [18:08] TR Bot Latest KDE release includes great updates for Kdenlive and KDE Connect [18:09] TR News "From fork bombs to fake language pack removals, these commands can wreck Linux fast. Heres what they do and how to stay safe." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-commands-you-should-never-run-on-linux/ [18:09] TR Bot 7 deadly Linux commands that can wipe out or crash your computer [18:09] TR News "Listening to music on a Soundcore speaker or headphones? Check out the number 3." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-9/ [18:09] TR Bot 3 Linux apps to try this weekend (January 9 - 11) [18:10] TR News 8 handy Raspberry Pi settings you can change (and how) https://www.howtogeek.com/handy-raspberry-pi-settings-you-can-change-and-how/ [18:10] TR Bot 8 handy Raspberry Pi settings you can change (and how) [18:11] TR News 6 CLI tools I install before anything else on a new Linux machine https://www.xda-developers.com/cli-tools-i-install-before-anything-else-on-a-linux-machine/ [18:11] TR Bot 6 CLI tools I install before anything else on a new Linux machine [18:12] TR News "Kdenlive fans, you're gonna want to see this." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-kde-plasma-gear-update-25-12-1/ [18:12] TR Bot My favorite part of Linux's KDE Plasma just got a huge update [18:13] TR News This tiny, free Lightroom alternative could be a dream come true for Linux users but it works everywhere https://www.xda-developers.com/this-tiny-free-lightroom-alternative-could-be-dream-come-true-linux-users-works-everywhere/ [18:13] TR Bot This tiny, free Lightroom alternative could be a dream come true for Linux users but it works everywhere [18:14] TR News "Windows 11 slowed my hardware to a crawl. Linux runs lighter with rolling updates, and keeps older PCs fast for years instead of becoming e-waste." https://www.howtogeek.com/6-ways-linux-keeps-my-pc-ageless/ [18:14] TR Bot Linux made my old PC fast again, and it hasnt slowed down since [18:14] TR News "You've probably been using them wrong, too." https://www.howtogeek.com/ive-been-using-these-core-linux-commands-wrong/ [18:14] TR Bot I've been using these 8 core Linux commands wrong for years [18:15] MinceR https://mastodon.social/@Firr/115913077093643528 [18:15] TR Bot Firr: "Smh inflation is getting bad I remember when thes" - Mastodon [18:15] TR News "Though it has some limitations." https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-container-linux-desktop-browser/ [18:15] TR Bot This Docker container gives me a full Linux desktop in my browser [18:16] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: make jokes about inflation [18:16] schestowitz[TR2] when it is actually happening [18:16] schestowitz[TR2] and impacting many [18:17] MinceR i suspect the majority doesn't mind [18:17] MinceR they see a neighboring country elect a ruscist party into power, watch them dismantle the republic, fuck up the economy, the people live like they shit and they're like "we've got to get in on that too!" [18:17] TR News The prep work beginners should do before trying Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/prep-work-before-trying-linux/ [18:17] TR Bot The prep work beginners should do before trying Linux [18:17] MinceR and it just keeps happening [18:18] MinceR 19 191531 < techrights-news> "Though it has some limitations." https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-container-linux-desktop-browser/ [18:18] MinceR finally i can run a full Linux desktop on my Linux-based system! [18:20] TR News "The performance gains look great." https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-will-finally-run-better-on-arm-devices-and-you-can-test-the-new-version-right-now/ [18:20] TR Bot Steam games finally run better on Linux Arm devices, and you can test them right now [18:20] TR News "Click some boxes, copy a command, and you're ready to go." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-awesome-tool-for-linux-newcomers-is-like-ninite-for-team-tux/ [18:20] TR Bot This awesome tool for Linux newcomers is like Ninite for Team Tux [18:21] TR News "Plus a bunch of other tweaks." https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-6-6-0-finding-whats-draining-your-laptop-battery-easier/ [18:21] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will make finding what's draining your laptop battery a lot easier [18:21] TR News EndeavourOS is the Arch experience without the Arch installation https://www.xda-developers.com/endeavouros-is-the-arch-experience-without-the-arch-installation/ [18:21] TR Bot EndeavourOS is the Arch experience without the Arch installation [18:23] TR News (NEW): EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/EndeavourOS_Ganymede_Neo_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/EndeavourOS_Ganymede_Neo_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_and_.gmi [18:23] TR Bot Tux Machines EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 [18:24] TR News "They're all local, more secure and private, and completely free." https://www.howtogeek.com/replacement-productivity-apps-on-linux/ [18:24] TR Bot 4 productivity apps on Linux that replaced my favorite web apps [18:25] TR News 4 lightweight apps I always install on my Raspberry Pi desktop https://www.howtogeek.com/lightweight-apps-install-raspberry-pi-desktop/ [18:25] TR Bot 4 lightweight apps I always install on my Raspberry Pi desktop [18:26] TR News linux [18:26] TR News "Mint's "beginner-friendly" reputation is hiding some serious power." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-hated-linux-mint-until-i-discovered-these-features/ [18:26] TR Bot 3 Linux Mint power-user features nobody talks about [18:27] TR News "I've never seen a better alternative for Windows than this thoughtful OS." https://www.howtogeek.com/5-ways-zorin-os-makes-switching-from-windows-feel-effortless/ [18:27] TR Bot 5 ways Zorin OS makes switching from Windows feel effortless [18:28] TR News "Another great update for the Ubuntu Linux spinoff." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-22-3-released-cinnamon-6-6/ [18:28] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.3 has arrived, complete with Cinnamon 6.6 [18:29] TR News 3 things users should keep in mind when choosing their first distro on Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/choose-first-linux-distro-checklist/ [18:29] TR Bot 3 things users should keep in mind when choosing their first distro on Linux [18:32] TR News "A huge change for its users." https://www.xda-developers.com/another-linux-distro-goes-wayland-only-as-it-prepares-to-change-version-after-a-decade/ [18:32] TR Bot Another Linux desktop environment goes Wayland-only as it prepares to change version after a decade [18:33] TR News (NEW): Judy Sanhz on Preparing to Move to GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Judy_Sanhz_on_Preparing_to_Move_to_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Judy_Sanhz_on_Preparing_to_Move_to_GNU_Linux.gmi [18:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Judy Sanhz on Preparing to Move to GNU/Linux [18:34] TR News (NEW): Valnet Articles on Switching From Windows to GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Valnet_Articles_on_Switching_From_Windows_to_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Valnet_Articles_on_Switching_From_Windows_to_GNU_Linux.gmi [18:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Valnet Articles on Switching From Windows to GNU/Linux [18:36] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi as a Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Raspberry_Pi_as_a_Desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Raspberry_Pi_as_a_Desktop.gmi [18:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Raspberry Pi as a Desktop [18:36] TR News (NEW): Valnet on Terminal Commands or Programs in GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Vallnet_on_Terminal_Commands_or_Programs_in_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Vallnet_on_Terminal_Commands_or_Programs_in_GNU_Linux.gmi [18:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Valnet on Terminal Commands or Programs in GNU/Linux [18:39] TR News Linux: The Real Operating System https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/linux-the-real-operating-system-177640.html [18:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/linux-the-real-operating-system-177640.html ) [18:39] TR News (NEW): Instructionals/Technical Articles on Proxmox and Cron Jobs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Instructionals_Technical_Articles_on_Proxmox_and_Cron_Jobs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/Instructionals_Technical_Articles_on_Proxmox_and_Cron_Jobs.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Instructionals/Technical Articles on Proxmox and Cron Jobs [18:44] TR News Techrights Links 19/01/2026: National Broadcasters on World or Local Affairs Up to a Week Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_19_01_2026_National_Broadcasters_on_World_or_Local_Affair.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Links_19_01_2026_National_Broadcasters_on_World_or_Local_Affair.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Techrights Links 19/01/2026: National Broadcasters on World or Local Affairs Up to a Week Ago [18:44] TR News "Microsoft's layoffs and a smaller team." https://www.gamesindustry.biz/elder-scrolls-onlines-pivot-to-smaller-seasons-is-is-not-in-any-way-a-response-to-microsofts-layoffs [18:44] TR Bot Scrolls Online's pivot to smaller Seasons "is not in any way a response to" Microsoft's layoffs | GamesIndustry.biz [18:46] TR News A former lead of the Assassin's Creed series has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft, citing "constructive dismissal" https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-49840 [18:46] TR Bot A former lead of the Assassin's Creed series has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft, citing "constructive dismissal" | WN Hub ● Jan 19 [19:02] TR News New Tea gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/stug/phlog [19:02] TR News "On 'Blue Monday', where people are meant to be at their lowest after the Christmas blur and the pervading darkness, why not try a new tea?" gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/stug/phlog/20260119.txt [19:03] TR News "Embedded and hobbyist electronics specialist UUGear has launched a new option for powering your Raspberry Pi single-board computer: the Witty Pi 5 HAT+, with integrated real-time clock and power control functionality." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260119-wittypi.gmi [19:04] TR News Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-19-exam-with-chatbots.gmi [19:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [19:39] MinceR https://xcancel.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2013268649532858591 [19:39] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://xcancel.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/2013268649532858591 ) [19:51] TR News (NEW): MX Linux 25.1 Is Out with Dual-Init Support, Debian 13.3 Base, and Linux 6.18 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/MX_Linux_25_1_Is_Out_with_Dual_Init_Support_Debian_13_3_Base_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/19/MX_Linux_25_1_Is_Out_with_Dual_Init_Support_Debian_13_3_Base_an.gmi [19:51] TR Bot Tux Machines MX Linux 25.1 Is Out with Dual-Init Support, Debian 13.3 Base, and Linux 6.18 LTS [19:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jan 19 [20:03] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) ● Jan 19 [21:09] *blueballer (~bblueballer@f5b63wbibrbwa.irc) has joined #techrights 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